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It is also neck and neck for second place with the Greens in the inner-Brisbane seat of Maiwar, a position that, if retained, should see the party wrest the seat from Shadow Treasurer Scott Emerson on preferences.

However, it has fallen behind in Bonney, on the Gold Coast and Pumicestone, north of Brisbane, which it had been hopeful of winning.

It also appeared set to lose Mirani in central Queensland to One Nation, while Townsville remained on a knife edge and the seat of Rockhampton, long a Labor stronghold, was at risk of falling to independent Margaret Strelow.

Meanwhile, Katter's Australia Party looks likely to pick up the seat of Hinchinbrook from the LNP although the party is ahead in Whitsunday, with Burdekin still too close to call.